Local Happenings and Council Set to Act Tonight
Mrs. T W Pitt from Denison visits sister Mrs M A Cassidy. Mrs R E Blankes and children visit Wills Point. City council meets tonight likely to dispose of the gas franchise and elect a 4th ward councilman. Cemetery Association to meet Tuesday. Mrs Scott Lanham of Center in town. Dr Foutz travels to New Jersey to visit ill mother. Methodist bazaar almost sold out. Robi P Hunter and Myrtle Estes receive a marriage license. A A Lyday and family plan holiday visit to Honey Grove and West Texas. Attorney Kroeger visits from Francis. Henry Coast from Konawa spends Sunday in Ada. John Cawford and A L Nettles on business in Stonewall. K Jeter back in Stonewall aiding Rollow and Jackson in fall rush. N T Schiff from Oklahoma City yesterday. A J Deaton goes to Rofs. M E Sangster, former Smokehouse owner, in city yesterday. has sold business at Konawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Pitt
Denison
M. A. Cassidy
Lurline Chisler
N. Ada
R. E. Blankes
Wills Point
Texas
4Th Ward
Cemetery Association
R. O. Lawrence
John Cawford
A. L. Nettles
Stonewall
K. Jeter
Rollow
Jackson
N. T. Schiff
Oklahoma City
A. J. Deaton
Rofs
M. E. Sangster
Smokehouse
Konawa
Local notes from Ada and surrounding towns
Ada and nearby communities report residents visiting, traveling, and working. Notables include W T Hendrix and family guests in Ada, Miss Sue Parrish leaving for Huntsville Texas, and J W Jones returning home from Wetumka. The cotton market fell about 15 points as money market tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Duffy
Stratford
J. M. Singer
Shaw- Mee
Frisco Time Card Ada Indian Territory 1906
Ada I T timetable shows eastbound trains including 512 Eastern Express 510 Meteor 504 St Louis and Kansas City Passenger 542 Local Freight at 3 45 p m.and westbound 509 Meteor 513 Sherman Express 511 Texas Passenger 541 Local Freight at 7 30 a m with agent I McNair listed at 8 07 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Express
Meteor
St Louis & K. C. Pas
I. McNair
Ada
I. T
Local residents and travelers return from various trips
Otis B. Weaver and R. O. Wheeler came back from a business trip to Kona wa. Miss Lula Ford left yesterday for Paris Kentucky. Joe Fuller arrived from Franks today. E. L. Steed went to Tupelo. Miss Mamie White left for Greenville Texas to enter school. Mrs. F. A. Smith of Sapulpa en route to Shreveport. John Holmes and W. A. Crook from Francis. the former is receiver of Frisco Mercantile Co. recently failed there. Miss Gertrude Thompson returned from Sherman to spend holidays at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. King
Oklahoma Central
Purcell
J. W. Jones
Wetumka
E. L. Steed
E. A. Fite
Frisco
Ashdown
Ark
Lula Ford
Paris
Kentucky
Joe Fuller
Franks
F. A. Smith
Sapulpa
Shreveport
John Holmes
W. A. Crook
Francis
Frisco Mercantile Co
Gertrude Thompson
Sherman
Miniature race clash in front of Scott Hoard’s store
A black girl and a white boy about ten and eleven fought in front of Scott Hoard’s store. Onlookers watched a chaotic bout with hair pulling and calico disarray. Witness Bud Hoard says the fight started over store bargains and the children then moved across the street to continue the scuffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Hoards
Bud Hoard
Ater
Land Bids Close in Kiowa Comanche Apache Lands
Lawton Oklahoma reports 7,622 bids on farms in the Kiowa Comanche and Apache Indian country by December 17. Each bidder average 30 tracts totaling about 2,500 tracts and almost 300,000 individual bids. Certified checks average $300 per bid, tying up nearly $3,000,000. Interior Department officials will open bids. process estimated to take six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Interior Department
Letter to Santa from Ada 1906
A child writes to Santa Claus on December 12, 1906 asking for a yellow curled doll, a buggy with umbrella, a furniture set, fruit and nuts, and to remember her siblings. She notes she is in the second grade and a good student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
I. T
Santa Claus
Santa
Beebe child asks Santa for dolls and fruit
A five year old girl Esthy Waldby from Beebe Arkansas writes Santa Claus requesting a big doll candy apples and oranges for herself and her two younger sisters Hattie and Ne lie ages three and four months to be delivered in care of Ada News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebee
Hattie
Waldby
Beebe
I. T
Ada News
Rosenthals and party reel off quail hunt at Jack Fork
Dr. J. M. Rosenthal and his brother Dr. M. I. Rosenthal of Ft Wayne Indiana with A. L. Nettles and Dr. Browan are on Jack Fork today after quail hunting with a local party reporting success on the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Rosenthal
M. I. Rosenthal
Ft. Wayne, Ind
A. L. Nettles
Dr. Browan
Community Rail Subscribers Urged to Redeem Notes
All parties who subscribed to the Oklahoma Central Railroad are asked to call at First National Bank immediately to collect their Christmas present retired as subscription notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Central Rail Road
First National Bank
Horace Huron to Headline Ada Musical Benefit
The Local Camp of Modern Woodmen present Horace Huron on Saturday night at the Grand in New Orleans praise his renditions of Irwin Russell’s Christmas Night in the Quarters and Old Folks at Home. Reserved seats are required as admission is free with ticket pickup from Woodmen members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Horace Huron
New Orleans Times-Democrat
New Orleans
Irwin Russel
Huron
Doctors Rosenthal and Browall Bag Big Farm Wildcats
Doctors Rosenthal A L Nettles and Browall hunted on Jack Fork Tuesday and bagged 35 quail several rabbits and three turkeys. Dr Mau rice Rosenthal killed two turkeys including a 29 pound gobbler. He plans to mount it at home in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenthal
A. L. Nettles
Dr. Browall
Maurice Rosenthal
Indiana
Frisco To Run Through Chair Cars To Memphis
Through chair car service to Memphis scheduled for December 20 includes departures from Vernon Texas via Enid Tulsa and Springfield Quanah Texas via Oklahoma City and Springfield and Sherman Texas via Sapulpa and Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Memphis
Vernon
Texas
Enid
Tulsa
Springfield
Quanah
Oklahoma City
Sherman
Sapulpa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scott Lanham
Center
Dr. Foutz
New Jersey
Robi. P. Hunter
Myrtle Estes
A. A. Lyday
Honey Grove
West Texas
Attorney Kroeger
Henry Coast
W. T. Hendrix
Nakomis
G. T. Hendrix
Mr. Hendrix
Charlie Little
Hickory
Webb
Mr. Rives
The
1St National Bank
Madillon
Sue Parrish
Huntsville
J. J. Copeland
J. B. Parker
B. F. Peck
Will Braddock
Wednesdy
J. A. Marlin
M. C. Lee
Citra
Jno. Brents
R. C. Roland
Ross
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Taylor Lanham
A.G. Winn
Mrs. Brandon
Rebee
G. P. Cooper
Town
Cox-Greer Dry Goods Company
E. H. McKendree
Sasakwa
Vera Fulton
Ladies Aid Society of the
Christian Church
S. J. Armstrong
Ind
Ter
Otis B. Weaver
R. O. Wheeler
Tupelo
Mamie White
Greenville
Nonia McKinney
Mr. Santa Claus
R. R
Scott-Hoard Co
Modern Woodmen
Tance
Mr. Huron
West Main St
Lee
the Nickel Store
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